"And the sun poured in like butterscotch…"
I am an unabashed fan of Joni Mitchell. I have been since the first time I heard her, many, many (could it be 50?) years ago. Her melodies are beautiful, her voice and delivery are beautiful, but her words, her lyrics, are poetry. For me, hers is the kind of poetry
Scattered Black and Whites
Once I understood that I couldn’t merrily print lyrics onto cloth to use for this piece I had to have a rethink. One of the lyrics I had been going to use was from a song called Scattered Black and Whites by Elbow. It is a song about memories
In the moon light
“Thought of thousand things fill me with melancholy as I gaze upon the moon, but autumn`s dejection comes not to me alone.” By Oue senri Peter macMillan This melancholy lyric poem is ”百人一首“ （One Hundred Poets One Poem Each） It`s very old collection of Japanese poem. But now
Lyrically Speaking—Let’s DANCE!
Music and lyrics are often a source of inspiration for my work. I love the idea of taking common elements of music— rhythm, pattern, and repetition—and recreating them in cloth. While, there is no visual evidence of lyrics in my work, I often name my quilts after the titles
Lyrics – friend or foe
When the Lyrically Speaking prompt was announced by Martha Ressler, two things immediately came to mind. Firstly the issue of using lyrics in artwork. A few years ago I made a quilt for the ‘Beneath the Southern Sky’ Exhibition curated by Brenda Gael Smith in which I used some lyrics
Song Lyrics to inspire art
I am a hummer. I often have songs playing over and over in my head. I began brainstorming about lyrics that might inspire a new art piece. I tried to remember songs from my childhood. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. Pop Goes the Weasel, but who wants to make a
Elizabeth's World
Although I live in the peaceful countryside, my ears are assaulted day and night by the sound of my mother-in-law’s TV. She is a sweet soul who lives with us, and the TV keeps her company, though she pays scant attention to it. Instead she is absorbed in her
Where to start?
As soon as I read the prompt I knew what I wanted to do. I was going to print lyrics from songs that mean something to me onto paper, tear and collage then stitch onto a fabric base. But what songs, what lyrics? I keep my 300+ CD’s in
Concert Groupie
Song lyrics which floated down from the ceiling after Adele concert I am having a hard time narrowing down my choices for this challenge. Choosing specific lyrics to one song seems like I am being a traitor to all the
Interesting Israel
Martha memorized the Broadway hits of her generation… I didn’t read further, I went to the library to borrow the musicals I could find, and I loved to watch and listen. It didn’t take me long to decide on Jesus Christ Superstar, since I came home from Israel 20. November
If I were a poet in cloth…
This is as far as I have gotten on my next challenge piece. When I start a new project, once I have an idea of what I want to do I start shopping in my stash for fabrics. I pull out everything that might work, then stack them all